Mahogany

This modest-sized shrub grows up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 182 years old. It is very susceptible to disease and insect infestation.

It has many narrow, straight stems covered in thin, waxy, mahogany-coloured bark, and the wood inside is white.

The branches trail down towards the ground that and are covered with very large amounts of tiny, very narrow and elongated, leaves with jagged edges. The leaves themselves are a shade of lime green that gradient shifts to caramel at the top, delicate and smooth.

In late spring it produces lots of medium-sized, blue blossoms with kidney-shaped shaped petals. They are sturdy and have a delicate scent that smells like varnish.

In midwinter perforated fruits ripen. The sticky turquoise skin is delicate and inedible, and the soft cyan flesh is bitter and powdery. The white seeds are small and are bunched at the bottom of the fruit.